North-west London restaurants

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An insider's guide to the best places to eat in North-west London, including popular cafés, top spots for lunch and the best places for chicken and chips. By Nigel Tisdall, Telegraph Travel's North-west London expert.

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Odette's (1)

This small and intimate neighbourhood restaurant is run by Welsh chef Bryn Williams and typifies the affluent Primrose Hill scene. The fare is accomplished modern British and includes a vegetarian tasting menu. There's a small patio at the back and it works equally well whether you fancy a long, gourmet treat or a quick, civilised bite.

Overseen by acclaimed chef Marcus Wareing, this grand, curved dining room with high ceilings and gilded furnishings forms part of the splendidly restored railway station hotel at St Pancras that first opened in 1873. The menu is rich with classic British dishes from Welsh rarebit to Eton mess – if you're still trying to understand this crazy country, start here.

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Market (3)

A short walk from Camden Town Underground station, this friendly, bohemian restaurant typifies the lived-in charm of Camden. The exposed brick walls, wooden floors, school chairs and steel-topped tables are functional, the daily-changing menu a satisfying mix of dishes from truffled cauliflower and parmesan soup to guinea fowl and leek pie.

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Chicken Shop (4)

Hipster chicken'n'chips is the name of the game at this fun offering from the Soho House group, which lies north of Kentish Town Underground station, A simple menu, buzzy atmosphere and rotating chickens ensures popularity and a lot of Instagramming – be prepared to queue. On the ground floor, Pizza East, and Dirty Burger round the back, apply the same formula to these favourite eats respectively.

Housed in the former servants' wing at Kenwood House, the Brew House is a choice spot to grab some refreshments while walking on Hampstead Heath. There's a cafeteria-style dining room and a large garden terrace, and the food ranges from nourishing soups to naughty cakes via salads, pies and hot dishes – all prepared to a high standard.